Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children-Chapter 376 - 375: My Name is Tuanzi

Things like High-level Crystal Stones, precious herbs that nourished the body, magnificent and rare furs, Deep Sea East Pearls, or beautiful corals.

All of them were difficult to obtain and priceless—the kind of things little females adored.

Lady Mu Qiong watched with a smiling nod, having her Beast Husband beside her list each item. They would surely be reciprocated later, whether in the form of gifts or favors.

When it was Wei Jin’s turn, he presented a Level 15 Wood Crystal Stone. Wood Crystal Stones had a decent nourishing effect on Beastmen, three to five times more effective than other Crystal Stones, especially the high-level ones. However, the Fierce Beasts that possessed the Wood Element Ability also had a keen sense of danger and rarely appeared before Beastmen, making high-level Wood Crystal Stones one of the most exceptionally precious gifts.

Lady Mu Qiong’s smile grew more genuine. "Wei Jiang," she said with a laugh, "your nephew is very thoughtful. You must be a good host to him later!"

The man who had greeted Wei Jin and his family earlier smiled and nodded.

However, after presenting his gift, Wei Jin didn’t leave right away. Instead, he stepped aside to reveal the younger ones behind him, cupping his hands with a smile. "Second Aunt, the children have also prepared a gift for you."

At a birthday banquet like this, if the parents prepared a gift, the younger generation usually didn’t need to trouble themselves.

Lady Mu Qiong figured that Wei Jin’s family was closer to her own, which was why they were putting extra thought into her birthday. She was already moved by their sentiment, and her delight grew upon seeing Wei Ce and Si Shuo, a pair of exceptionally good-looking juniors. "You two children, your Grandma is happy enough that you could come. Why would you prepare a gift as well?"

Wei Ce glanced at Si Shuo, then stepped forward and offered the brocade box he held with both hands. "Second Grandma, my little female and I recently came across a rather nice picture-story book. We thought we’d prepare a copy for you to flip through for a bit of fun when you have some free time."

His words left the Beastmen in attendance completely baffled. What sort of thing could you just flip through for fun?

Lady Mu Qiong smiled and had Wei Jiang accept the gift. The brocade box was made of a naturally red wood that had been carved and polished. A beautiful Phoenix spread its wings next to blooming peonies. It was exquisite and lustrous, with a rich patina that spoke of its age. Lady Mu Qiong found she couldn’t take her eyes off the box alone. She opened it to find something wrapped in red cloth.

She glanced at the two juniors with a smile and unwrapped the red cloth. Inside was a... book? The cover was made of velvet, embroidered with golden thread.

Lady Mu Qiong took the book in her hands. The moment she opened the cover, her attention was captured by the bright, lively, and bustling illustrations of the picture-story.

Yuanyuan popped out of nowhere and stood smiling beside Lady Mu Qiong. He tilted his head back and said in a sweet, childish voice, "Second Great-Grandma, I know the stories in here! The first one is called Little Red Riding Hood."

Lady Mu Qiong was now too old to have children, but she had given birth to many cubs in her lifetime, and now those cubs were grandfathers themselves. With so many children and grandchildren in the family, she had a soft spot for the little ones. Amused, she asked, "Oh? And what’s your name? Could you tell us the story of this Little Red Riding Hood?"

"Second Great-Grandma, my name is Tuanzi," Yuanyuan blurted out, causing the real Tuanzi, who was busy gnawing on a bamboo shoot, to freeze in surprise, his head nearly unable to turn. "Of course I know it! It’s about a little female who was this tall, and as pretty as my little sister, who lived with her Father and Mother at the edge of the woods. She had a really nice Grandma, but her Grandma was a bit eccentric. She didn’t like living with everyone else, so she lived all by herself deep in the forest..."

The little one’s voice was clear and full of emotion. He added gestures and was a master at building suspense, leaving the adult Beastmen captivated. Even the other cubs were drawn in.

"When the big Wolf Beast woke up, he felt thirsty and wanted a drink of water, but his body was too clumsy! He had to move one step at a time, like this..." The little one was in his Beast Form, which was already endearingly plump and cute. Now he stood up and acted out the waddling walk, making everyone roar with laughter. "...He got to the river and lowered his head to drink. But who would have thought that as his head went down, the stones in his belly would press up against his chest... There was just a SPLASH! The big Wolf Beast fell into the river, sank to the bottom without so much as making a ripple, and never came back up... And from then on, Little Red Riding Hood, her Father, and her Mother brought Grandma to live with them, and the whole family lived happily ever after..."

"Bravo!" Gong You shouted from the back, leading the applause along with Xiao Cheng.

The crowd all cheered and applauded enthusiastically. "Little cub, tell us another one!"

"You know, that was surprisingly interesting. Did that Rogue Beast have some kind of superpower? How did he empty out the Wolf Beast’s stomach and fill it with stones while the wolf was still alive? And that old female is really stubborn, daring to live alone in the forest with no one around..."

"Exactly! I think the story is telling us that females and cubs shouldn’t go into the forest carelessly... And that Rogue Beasts aren’t all bad, it’s just that some of their methods are beyond what we ordinary Beastmen can comprehend..."

Si Shuo listened to the Beastmen’s serious discussion, pursing his lips to hide a faint smile. ’Not bad at all,’ he thought. ’They actually know how to draw a moral from the story!’

Yuanyuan continued with a smile, "Second Great-Grandma, these are all stories we made up. They’re fake, fake, fake—you have to say the important things three times! They’re just for fun and to teach a lesson. Everyone should take away the positive energy from them, but don’t get too lost in them! Besides Little Red Riding Hood, my favorite is the story of Alibaba and the Forty Thieves. It’s really interesting.

And my Mother drew the pictures... Second Great-Grandma, it has Beast Text and pinyin. If there are any Beast Text characters you don’t recognize, you can ask a cub who has learned pinyin at our school to help you read it..."

"Yes, yes, of course," Lady Mu Qiong said, nodding repeatedly with a smile. She placed the book back in its box with great care and had Wei Jiang put it away for her.

The Beastmen nearby couldn’t help but ask, "Tuanzi, this picture-story book... did your family only make this one? I’d like to buy one for my little female, too..."

Yuanyuan showed no stage fright at all. He smiled and said, "There are more, but they aren’t as well-made as Second Great-Grandma’s. They’re just on ordinary paper, with no special packaging or cloth covers. And it’ll be a little while before they’re available at our bookshop."

"As long as you’re selling them, that’s what matters! My cub has been learning pinyin, so I can have him read it to us..."

"That’s right! I heard my cub talking about some pinyin and Beast Text crash courses. The classes are scheduled for after our shifts, and the price isn’t too high... As long as the books for sale at the bookshop are all this good, I’m planning to sign up. Then I can tell stories to my little female at night..."

’Now that’s a good idea!’ The eyes of the males in the crowd lit up. ’Isn’t this a perfectly legitimate reason to get some alone time with a little female?’

At the very least, they couldn’t let their Couple Brothers beat them to it.

"Little cub, your family doesn’t just have this one book, right?"